Hi everyone, I know I haven't been posting much lately. Been busy....working on some new things for my Etsy store. Which right now, has absolutely nothing in it!!! It's been too long since I've worked on my own stuff!!
Anyways, I have something different for you today..............my First Painting!! Here it is.....
Yep....not bad for the first one!! And why am I painting? Well.....My DIL Carol, is one of those people that always wants to go DO things, instead of getting gifts for B-Day, etc. So, she'd been talking about taking a painting class.......and that's what I gave her for her B-Day!! We looked at going to Michaels, but they're ridiculous...first you pay for the class, then you have to buy all of your supplies!! And you know that when you start a new hobby, you can really spend some big buck$$ just getting started. Anyways, she found this place, not too far from us, called Alla Prima Creations, that has painting classes. Reasonably priced & everything is included in your cost!!! So we gave it a go!! Here's a few pics of us.....
Carol...she's so pretty!! Don't you think?
That's me....no makeup!! Need a haircut!! LOL
Right behind is, is the painting that the instructor, Devin, did in the class! A very talented & sweet lady! I really enjoyed this class!!
We had a great time on her 're-Birthday' as she called it!! And this class was awesome!! I definitely want to go back for more!! Maybe next time, I won't be so tempted to try to 'fix' stuff on my painting!! -- on the right side of the mushroom...it's a little dark cause I tried to fix it....and ended up messing up the blending that I was so happy with! Anyways, I did learn a lot that night, and I want more!!!! Sooooo, if you happen to live near West Palm Beach, Florida.........go check out Alla Prima Creations!!
And now for the non-fun stuff...........
Did you see it? Do you know what I'm talking about? No? Here's a pic......
Now do you see it? That's not brown age spots on my arms, the white areas are de-pigmentation of my skin. It's called Vitiligo, probably better known as Michael Jackson Disease! Yep, it was true!!! So I just found out today. I'm okay with it, but I want it to stop spreading......so, I'll start getting PUVA (ultraviolet light) treatments in the next week or so. I'm using special cream, and I'll probably end up taking meds. I will need to be very careful in the sun.... those areas will now be more prone to skin cancer. So I'll be slathering on the Sunscreen....the strongest SPF I can get!! Definitely need that in Florida!
BTW, it's not life threatening. It's not contagious, though it can be inherited. A lot of people with Thyroid Diseases, have this condition. Yep, I have Hypothyroidism. So what is it? It occurs when the cells that give your skin its color are destroyed. Treatments take a long time. Treatments don't always work. The last defense is to do what MJ did, and have the remaining pigment removed from your skin. Not something I want to do!
Does it bother me? Sometimes. I don't want it to spread to my face...yes I'm vain like that! And when people stare....you know they want to ask, 'what's wrong with you?' That weird's me out. Otherwise, I really could care less. It's just color, or lack there of...LOL And I really thought that it was something much worse.....so I can live with the Diagnosis. And hopefully, the treatments will work, and work quickly!!
So that's all I have today. Hope I didn't bum you out. I just needed to talk about it......and it really must have been important for me to do that, cause I rarely ever post pics of me!! And especially not if I'm not wearing makeup, etc. Cause even with that, at best, I usually end up looking horrible. So, thanks for listening.
Lynne
